Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws—Improving Legal Frameworks (ALRC 117 Summary)
This Summary Report provides an accessible overview of the policy framework and recommendations in the Final Report, Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws—Improving Legal Frameworks (ALRC Report 117), tabled on 7 February 2012.This publication is also available for free as an EPUB for use in mobile devices. (What is an Epub?)This publication is available for purchase in book format.
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Read moreFamily Violence and Commonwealth Laws—Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
This information sheet discusses the Commonwealth Family Violence Inquiry and briefly outlines some of the ALRC’s key recommendations aimed at better protecting the safety of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities who are experiencing family violence.
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Read moreFamily violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Discussion Paper now available!
Issue 8 | 19 August 2011 View original formatDiscussion Paper now available! At the end of July we told you to expect this Discussion Paper in the first week of August: we do apologise for the delay and thank you for your patience. Commissioner in charge of the Inquiry and ALRC President Professor Rosalind Croucher …
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Read moreALRC releases Discussion Papers on Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) today released its Discussion Paper for the current Inquiry into family violence and commonwealth laws, Family Violence—Commonwealth Laws (DP 76), and is calling for submissions on over 30 proposals for reform.In November 2010, the ALRC (with the NSW Law Reform Commission) completed its first inquiry into family violence with …
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Read moreFamily Violence and Commonwealth Laws (DP 76 Summary)
This Discussion Paper Summary provides an overview of the policy framework and the proposals and questions contained in the full Discussion Paper.The full Discussion Paper, Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws (DP 76), sets out in detail the issues raised by the Terms of Reference, the research behind the proposals and questions and a thorough analysis …
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Read moreFamily Violence and Commonwealth Laws (DP 76)
Proposals in the Discussion Paper focus around the issues of Social Security, Child Support and Family Assistance, Income Management, Employment, Superannuation and Migration. The Discussion Paper sets out in detail the issues raised by the Terms of Reference, the research behind the proposals and questions and a thorough analysis and discussion of stakeholder views and …
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Read moreFamily violence & Commonwealth laws e-news | Issue 4
Issue 4 | 1 March 2011 View original format2nd issues paper released: Family Violence—Immigration LawClosing date for submissions to this Issues Paper is 12 April 2011. With respect to migrants, Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws—Immigration Law (IP 37) considers the ‘family violence exception’ in the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) that works to ensure that …
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Read moreFamily Violence and Commonwealth Laws—Immigration Law (IP 37)
The Issues Paper Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws—Immigration Law deals with the treatment of family violence in the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) and the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth). This Issues Paper was updated on 2 March 2011 to take into account the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2011 (Cth). Submissions closed on 12 April. Please …
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Read moreFamily violence and Commonwealth laws
This Inquiry looked at the treatment of family/domestic violence in Commonwealth laws, including child support and family assistance law, immigration law, employment law, social security law, superannuation law and privacy provisions in relation to those experiencing family/domestic violence.
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